GetCurrentMontage() returning nullptr in Gameplay Ability System.

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I am attempting to get current Anim Montage being played for an ability in the player controller using its ability spec. But it is returning null.

How do I get the current montage from a running ability elsewhere in code?

Here is the code:

void Abase_player_controller::input_action_released(Eability_action_slot action_slot)
{
    if (!(CHAR && CHAR_ASC)) return;

    Fability_init_properties * ability_prop_ = CHAR->get_ability_properties(action_slot);

    FGameplayAbilitySpec * abil_spec_ = 
        CHAR_ASC->FindAbilitySpecFromClass(
            ability_prop_->ability_class
        );

    UAnimMontage * current_anim_montage_ = 
        abil_spec_->
        Ability->
        GetCurrentMontage();

    UE_LOG(
        LogTemp,
        Warning,
        TEXT("current anim montage -> %s"),
        *( (current_anim_montage_)
            ? current_anim_montage_->GetName()
            : FString("False")
        )
    );


    if (ability_prop_->input_action_type == Einput_action_type::held)
        CHAR_ASC->CancelAbilityHandle(
            CHAR_ASC->
                FindAbilitySpecFromClass(ability_prop_->ability_class)->
                Handle
        );

	// ...

}

I have also added a debugger to check the contents of the ability object in memory.

CurrentMontage property says nullptr.

However, in the blueprints, I am able to get current anim montage properly during activation.

NOTE:
I have subclassed a GA_ranged ability from ABILITY parent class.

Is it that I am trying to access the parent class from Ability spec?